Optical Disc Packaging

Basics

• This page aims to go over the various ways of packaging Optical Discs such as CDs DVDs and Blu-Rays / M-Disc

Options

Jewel Case

• A Plastic Case that is pretty rigid, and outside of potentially shattering the disc when removing it, shouldn't damage the disc

Digipack

• Essentially a cardboard "book" that has a divot and spindle similar to that of a Jewel Case
• Cheaper/Lighter (and in the case of Music/Video releases it can have artwork and such), but not as durable

STiL CD Case

• Marketed for archival use
• Made of Polypropylene, but supposedly a better mechanism for releasing the disc (to prevent shatter), and larger gaps to prevent scraping

Sleeves

• Due to the risk of scratching the disc these aren't advisable, although for casual use of easily replaceable things it isn't a big deal
• Can be plastic, paper, or cardboard